Garment-shield.



M. NIEDELHOLTZ. GARMENT SHIEL.

APPLICATION FILED FHL-24. 1915.

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ATTORNEY MORRIS NIEDELHOLTZ, OF NEW YORK, N.

GARMENT-SHIELD.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4t, 1916.

Application led February 24, 1915. Serial No. 10,321.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MORRIS NIEDELHOLTZ, a subject of the Czar of Russia, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented ,certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment shields to be worn by parties being shaved, and its object is to provide a cheap yielding paper collar and bib to be placed about the neck while the barber is shaving his customer, and which may be thrown away after one use thereof.

Other objects and details of the invention will be more fully described in the following specication, set forth in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein: v

Figure 1. is a plan view of the collar before use. Fig. 2. is a side view of the collar in condition for us. Fig. 3. is a plain view of thev latter form without the bib. Fig. 4. is an enlarged detail of the collar. Fig. 5. is a cross sectional view of the same. Fi 6 is a plan view of a modified form. Fig. is a view of the strip of paper from which the latter is made.

The prime objects of this invention are to provide a device which, while made of substantial paper, may also be of a yielding nature and be adjustable on the neck of the person using it. It is also provided with a seal to be broken when ready for use and is reinforced with yielding material having on its inner face a soft brous lining for the comfort of the wearer.

In securing the parts together thread is used to stitch them so that they will not separate when dampened and after use the device may be thrown away, the collar being so cheap that each customer may be provided with one.

The device consists of the collar 10 having a depending bib 11 both made of thin crpe paper, the latter being of any desired size to cover the shouldersand chest of the party being shaved and both terminating in ends 12, to overlap, and be held in that position by a seal 13 until used. The collar 10 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 consists of a single piece of crpe paper folded to make a plurality of folds and it is secured to the inner edge of the bib or about the opening at the center of the same by means of the stitching -ing them together and the collar on the neck ofthe user. vIn tightening the collar the crpe efect of the collar and the bib causesv the same to yield and gently press upon the neck, eliecting a closure which prevents the passage of hair clippings or soap suds below the collar. t

The use of ordinary towels on two or more customers is dangerous on account of infectious diseases which might be transmitted from one to another, and the use of one towel for each customer is costly while a cheap device like the above described invention may be used and thrown away, at the same time it is light and comfortable about the neck as compared with a towel, and especially in hot weather, while paper devices of this nature have been heretofore used, the uality of the paper has prevented a com ort-able or satisfactory fit about the neck because the strain necessary to make a closure would tear the paper and particularly if dampened by the water or suds. It is also essential that the parts be not pasted together as the dampened and torn parts will stick to the neck.

The complete seal 13 is evidence that the collar and bib have not been used before and it must be torn or removed before the collar can be placed on the customer.

It is obvious that the shape of the bib and other parts may be changed or the details modified without departing from the essential features above described or from the scope of the appended claims.

A modiiied form by which economy of construction may be edected is shown in Figs. 6 and 7 where it will be seen that a plain strip 17 is cut from a large sheet of paper and the ring 18 of raw cotton is stitched within its upper edge. rlhe strip and ring are then turned into the circular shape shown in Fig. 6 when'the yielding nature of the paper permits the edge 19 to expand and the ring of cotton causes the in- `ner edge 20 of the strip to stand substan- 21 and 22 are`tlien joined by means of the seal 23 until the collar is to be used, and it is then parted and the paper clasp, as above described, is then adopted to close the ends and adjust the collar about the neck of the customer.

" yWhat I claim as new, is:

1. In a garment shield, the combination with a collar made of a crumpled paper adapted to be stretched, of a bib of the same material extending beyond the collar, a fibrous lining for the collar, stitching securing the collar, the lining and the bib t0- gether, and means for securing the ends of the collar.

2. In a sanitary garment shield, the emr. bination with a collar made of several folds of crpe paper, ofabib of similar material extending around the collar, a fibrous 1ining Within the collar, fastening means for the bib, stitching securing together the co1- lar, bib and lining and means to adjust and v fasten the collar w en located.

v 3. In a sanitary garment shield, the combinat'ion with a collar made of several folds of crpe paper and adapted to have its ends held together, of a strip of fibrous material stitched on the inside of the collar and ex- MORRIS 'NIEDELHOLTZ Witnesses f Josmm H. Raums,

JAMES F. DUHAMEL. 

